Massage therapy offers one of the most rewarding and versatile careers in healthcare and wellness. You might dream of working in a luxury spa, helping athletes reach peak performance, supporting clients as they recover from injury, opening your own private practice, or traveling while doing meaningful work.
Thai Massage is ancient bodywork from Thailand. This massage style is at its best when all parts of the tradition are taught and shared. An important aspect that often gets missed or not shared in massage schools is the Wai Khru puja (prayer) that traditional Thai massage practitioners say at the beginning and the end of each session as well as at the beginning and ending of each instructional session.
The holidays are a time of warmth and connection, and the perfect season to celebrate the art of giving from the heart. There’s something truly magical about giving a gift that’s been crafted with love— something made by hand with heart and intention.
SOAP notes are medical documentation for a treatment; a type of progress report used by massage therapists to document a patient’s condition and progress during treatment. These are used and required for medical massages when insurance or claims are involved.
At our school, aromatherapy is not just a side topic – it’s a central, living part of our curriculum. Every day, students work hands-on with essential oils in our clinic setting, learning how to integrate the power of plant medicine into therapeutic bodywork.
At Denver Integrative Massage School, we pride ourselves on combining techniques from the East and the West to offer a well-rounded and holistic massage education. One of the many core Western techniques we offer is Myofascial Release (MFR) – a transformative modality that addresses pain, dysfunction, and restriction in the body by targeting the fascial system, the connective tissue web that supports and integrates every structure in the body.
When you consider a career as a massage therapist, there are few things to know. In order to work legally in the state of Colorado, massage therapists must register with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies…
We incorporate Body Scrubs into our massage curriculum because we believe it’s as important to teach the spa-like aspects of a massage as it is to teach the more clinical, medical sides. Our students learn about the importance of scrubs and exfoliation…
A special part of our massage program is the instruction and practice of Thai Energy Lines. We teach students about energy medicine, the details of how the Thai energy lines run, how to massage those lines, and how to integrate…